À partir de XXᵉ siècle
North and West Africa
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The Casablanca Group was a radical alignment of African governments formed around the Congo question in early 1961. It included North African states other than Tunisia, representatives of the Algerian provisional government, Ghana, Guinea, and Mali, with Libya participating despite qualifications. The grouping favored stronger continental political cooperation and opposed the more sovereignty-centered position of the Monrovia Group.
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The Casablanca Conference was called in January 1961 over the Congo question. Its participants included the North African states except Tunisia, representatives of the Algerian provisional government, Ghana, Guinea, and Mali. Libya was also associated with the grouping, although the extract distinguishes it from the more radical governments that formed its principal core.
The group represented a more interventionist understanding of African unity than the governments later assembled at Monrovia. Its members were suspected by their opponents, especially because Ghana was seen as inclined to interfere in the affairs of neighboring states. Their disagreements with the Monrovia governments centered particularly on policy toward the Congo and on the meaning of sovereignty within Pan-African cooperation.
The Casablanca alignment contributed to the divisions that complicated continental unity in 1961 and 1962. Its powers boycotted the Monrovia Conference, with the exception of Libya. Reconciliation eventually became possible as the Algerian war ended, the Katanga regime was overthrown by the United Nations, and a united government in the Congo removed a major source of disagreement.
À partir de XXᵉ siècle
North and West Africa
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Casablanca Group was a radical alignment of African governments formed around the Congo question in early 1961. It included North African states other than Tunisia, representatives of the Algerian provisional government, Ghana, Guinea, and Mali, with Libya participating despite qualifications. The grouping favored stronger continental political cooperation and opposed the more sovereignty-centered position of the Monrovia Group.
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Le récit
The Casablanca Conference was called in January 1961 over the Congo question. Its participants included the North African states except Tunisia, representatives of the Algerian provisional government, Ghana, Guinea, and Mali. Libya was also associated with the grouping, although the extract distinguishes it from the more radical governments that formed its principal core.
The group represented a more interventionist understanding of African unity than the governments later assembled at Monrovia. Its members were suspected by their opponents, especially because Ghana was seen as inclined to interfere in the affairs of neighboring states. Their disagreements with the Monrovia governments centered particularly on policy toward the Congo and on the meaning of sovereignty within Pan-African cooperation.
The Casablanca alignment contributed to the divisions that complicated continental unity in 1961 and 1962. Its powers boycotted the Monrovia Conference, with the exception of Libya. Reconciliation eventually became possible as the Algerian war ended, the Katanga regime was overthrown by the United Nations, and a united government in the Congo removed a major source of disagreement.
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